Jeff Horvath
The Citizens' Voice
Scranton, PA, United States
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Warehouse planned off Davis Street in Moosic
A 36-plus-acre area of land off Davis Street in Moosic may eventually house a half-million square foot warehouse. → Read More
Scranton residents react to Biden's victory
SCRANTON — They cheered, danced in the street, honked horns, waved flags, embraced, cried and rejoiced. → Read More
Pennsylvania County Prisons See Tablets Causing Good Behavior
Correctional-grade tablet computers at Lackawanna County Prison are both generating revenue and incentivizing good behavior among the inmates who are using the technology, Warden Tim Betti said. → Read More
Small plane crash-lands on Moosic street
MOOSIC — A single-engine plane crash-landed on a borough street Sunday, injuring two occupants. → Read More
Small plane crash-lands on Moosic street
MOOSIC — A single-engine plane crash-landed on a borough street Sunday, injuring two occupants. → Read More
Small plane crash-lands on Moosic street
MOOSIC — A single-engine plane crash-landed on a borough street Sunday, injuring two occupants. → Read More
Pennsylvania City’s Request for COVID Relief Includes Tech
Scranton, Pa., expects $515,800 in additional pandemic-response expenses this year, including the anticipated $250,000 cost of transitioning to a hybrid cloud network that would support additional remote workers. → Read More
In Rural Counties a Guard Against Reopening too Quickly
A worst-case scenario would be reopening the counties too quickly and undoing all the progress made during weeks of social distancing. Officials want to see more testing in Wyoming County before decisions to ease restrictions are made. → Read More
Police, Troopers Begin Enforcing Business Shutdown Orders
Businesses and organizations that violate the order face possible criminal penalties under the state administrative code and/or the 1955 disease prevention and control law. Both violations carry fines and potential jail time. → Read More
Pennsylvania Prison Mulls Policies for Inmate Tablet Use
Lackawanna County, Pa., is sitting on more than 300 tablets for prison inmates, but is working on security interests and writing out use policies before handing them over for day-to-day use. → Read More
Scranton, Pa., Looks Into Solar Parking Meter Kiosks
Unlike more traditional coin-operated parking meters, the kiosks do not correspond to any specific parking space, meaning motorists can pay for time at a kiosk and park anywhere in the city. → Read More
Experts Give Early Assessment of Luzerne County Cyberattack
A forensic investigation into how the Pennsylvania county's computers were infected begins soon, but officials suspect someone connected to the network opened an attachment to a fraudulent email that contained a virus. → Read More
Elderly man involved in altercation at Scranton veterans' center dies
Leonard Fiume, 95, one of two elderly men hospitalized after a Monday altercation at the Gino J. Merli Veterans’ Center in Scranton, Pa., has died. → Read More
Lackawanna woman wins House seat in special election
TAYLOR — Voters in the 114th state House district elected a Lackawanna County woman as state representative Tuesday for the first time in almost 57 years. Surrounded by friends, family and supporters at Lucca Restaurant in Taylor, Democrat Bridget Malloy → Read More
Voters head to the polls today in special election for 114th district
Voters in the 114th state House district will decide today who serves the remainder of late state Rep. Sid Michaels Kavulich’s two year term. The special election pits Waverly Twp. Democrat Bridget Malloy Kosierowski, 46, a registered nurse, against Old F → Read More
Candidates for 114th seat talk tax relief during debate
DICKSON CITY — The candidates vying to fill late state Rep. Sid Michaels Kavulich’s 114th state House District seat presented different plans Wednesday for providing property tax relief. Democrat Bridget Malloy Kosierowski, 46, a registered nurse living i → Read More
Blake talks education funding, minimum wage at breakfast
SCRANTON — Among a roomful of local lawmakers, officials and some students, state Sen. John Blake on Friday addressed education funding, a proposed minimum wage hike and a slate of his policy priorities. Pinballing from issue to issue at his annual legisl → Read More
Blake talks education funding, minimum wage at breakfast
SCRANTON — Among a roomful of local lawmakers, officials and some students, state Sen. John Blake on Friday addressed education funding, a proposed minimum wage hike and a slate of his policy priorities. Pinballing from issue to issue at his annual legisl → Read More
Report: Inmates pay higher price for calls in Wyoming County
Inmates locked up in county jails sometimes pay a high price to make phone calls, especially in Wyoming County, according to a report released Monday. An inmate’s 15-minute phone call from the Wyoming County Correctional Institution costs $12.20, accordin → Read More
Diocese of Scranton director of communications resigning
William Genello, executive director of communications for the Diocese of Scranton, is resigning Friday after serving in that role for almost 14 years. Genello, who’s spent 39 years in the communications business, began working for the diocese in 2000, whe → Read More